Frederic NOY

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Assoungha District, Ouaddaï region. A typical family housing in the chadian bush between the city of Hadjer Hadid and the village of Ourkoulong.

In the village of Amleyouna, Ouara district, Ouaddaï region, some women weed a commun plot, along a wadi (a dry river bed). The plot belongs to a private owner who lends it to the group of female farmers, in return for getting the usufruct. Severa

In the village of Amleyouna, Ouara district, Ouaddaï region, female farmers fill makeshift watering cans from a well, to water a commun plot that they have planted with onions and garlic. The plot belongs to a private owner who lends it to the gro

In the village of Amleyouna, Ouara district, Ouaddaï region, two female farmers load a donkey with agricultural inputs (tools, seeds) given by an NGO. More than rewarding regular attendance, these inputs allow beneficiaries of a training program t

In the village of Amleyouna, Ouara district, Ouaddaï region, women review the situation about the work in their commun plot and wait to get some agricultural inputs (seeds, tools) given by an NGO. More than rewarding regular attendance, these inpu

Few kilometers away from the village of Malanga, Ouara district, Houra Hassan, 27 years old and her three daughters, are sitting on the only bed in the hut. In her arms, she holds Mariam, 9 months, on the left is Adijo, 3 years and a half and Adija

Mourra village, Ouara district, Ouaddaï region. Angoussa AMBOGENE whose age is estimated to be betweenn 90 and 100 years rests in her bed, at home. Her grand- daughter, who helps her to sustain although she is already taking care of more than 20 p

In the vicinity of Malanga, a village located 70 kilometers north of Abeche, a group of women and children shelter from the blazing sun in a hut, during a ceremony organized for the return of the son of the hostess, a young State-certified in the U

Mourra village, Ouara district. Angoussa AMBOGENE (left), whose age is estimated between 90 and 100 years is escorted back home by a friend of her family.

Assoungha district. In the Koranic school of Fodji, five pupils make up the writing course that they missed the day before. This school counts 27 students. Because of lack of income, the local population do not always manage to register its childre

The village of Mourra, Ouara district, is located alongside a wadi, a sandy dry river bed during dry season and that becomes un river with a strong current during the rainy season. Along its banks, in some vegetable gardens, the inhabitants grow oi

Nakoulouta village, Ouara district. A female farmer throws a thorny bough to fill in a breach in the fence of takiye (fence composed by partition walls made of straw), which surrounds the vegetable farming gardens, to keep at distance the domestic

Nakoulouta village, Ouara district. A female farmer waters her piece of land planted with onions by emptying a bucket in the network of channel fit out around the different square of land of cultivation. Her family rents the plot with the well in S

In Nakoulouta village, close to the city of Borota, in Assoungha district, Ouaddaï region, Fatimé Abdu Ibrahim, 17 years old (orange loincloth, right) helps her mother (foreground, right), her two aunts (pink and black loincloth) and a mother’s c

Middle of morning in Hamra (red in chadian arabic) wadi, in Kouchaguine village, Ouara district. A young girl gives water to her cows. The wadi is called so because, during the rainy season, a red mud is carried along by water coming from Sudan, gi

Sunday morning, in the vicinity of Hadjer-Hadid, a group of young girls rides their donkeys to pay a visit to a friend in a neighbouring village.

In Kouchaguine village, in the wadi Hamra (red in chadian arabic), in Ouara district, Houra Hassan, 27 years old and her three daughters, ride back from the wadi where they went to collect water. The wadi is called red because, during the rainy sea

In Malanga, a village located 70 kilometers north of Abeche, a young woman keeps an eye on to whom she he's just given some fodder. These are the mounts of women who came to take part in an information meeting about malnutrition, organized by a fem

A group of young girls walk around in the village walks around in the village of Moura, Ouara district, at the end of afternoon, while the heatwave of the days has fallen back.

Mourra village, Ouara district. Meriam Barh (right), 46 years old, helped by her husband (standing), her children, her sister et some neighbors weed her vegetable garden located behind her house, along the wadi. She sustain more than 20 persons : h

Mourra village, Ouara district. Hawaï Handur, a widow and some of her children. Two elders daughters are married, live in N’Djamena the capital city and are not borne by her anymore. Another son is apprentice lorry driver in Abeche, the big city i

Mourra village, Ouara disctrict. In the yard of her family plot, Tijani IBRAHIM, 27 years old, mother of 4, spreads some millet on a tarpaulin to dry it. Her 2 years and a half son, Ashta Saleh has been a victim of malnutrition.

In Mourra village, Ouara district, Adjoua Abakar, 19 years old, mother of two girls (23 months old Intizar Youssouf and two years and a half Halima Youssouf) fills a jerrican with water collect from a well in the middle of a wadi next to her home.

In a family plot in the village of Ourkoulong, Assoungha district, some women prepares the meal.

Talhay village, Ouaddaï district. In the hamlet where only the relatives of Ibrahim Abdelkarim, a farmer, live, one of his son reinforce the wooden fence and the thorny tree which support and protect the fodder to feed the animals during the lean

In the vicinity of the village of Talhay, Ouaddaï district.

In Malanga, a village located 70 kilometers north of Abeche,. Women gather outside of Fatouma Ahmat’s house to take part in an information meeting about malnutrition.

In the vicinity of Malanga, a village located 70 kilometers north from Abeche, a woman holds in her arms her son, apparently malnourished, during a party.

In Malanga, a village located 70 kilometers north of Abeche, Fatouma Ahmat, 36 years old organize an information meeting in her place. Female neighbors came to listen and to ask questions. Sick following the birth of Hassan, her latest born, she wa

In Malanga, a village located 70 kilometers north from Abeche. Daoud, a community worker from the nearby health center vaccinates the children against polio. He gets 20.000 CFA per month plus a bonus of 2.500/day, during screening and mass vaccinat

Regional hospital of Abeche, Ouara district. The interior yard of the Pediatric Section. On a newly painted wall a symbolic picture : a chicken and a rooster protecting their chick from an attacking bird of prey.

Regional hospital of Abeche, Ouara district. In a dormitory of the Pediatric Section, women who came to visit two friends whose children have been admitted, discuss.

Regional hospital of Abeche, Ouara district. The mother of Rashida, 3 days, infected by pre-natal tetanus, look upon the sleep of her daughter, in a dormitory of Pediatric Section.

Assoungha district, health center of Hadjer Hadid. Micheline Makingabeye a mid-wife paid by an NGO and made available to the Chadian Health services sounds a pregnant patient. The later come on a regular base to the Health Center. Traditional matro

Assoungha district. The bush between Hadjer Hadid city and the village of Ourkoulong. An old woman comes to visit a friend, carrying on her back the child of her daughter who work in the family vegetable garden somewhere along a wadi, few kilometer

Assoungha district, village of Ourkoulong. Three young women monitored by Maryam BIRKE, the traditional matron of the village : Mariam Abubakar 20 years old, Fatime Ali Issak 24 years old and Mariam Omar 24 years old. Mariam, waiting for her second

Mourra village, Ouara district. Fatima Ahmat Seïd, a 35 years old matron visits a young pregnant woman in the family courtyard. Once, there was a meeting when the chief of the village said: « Every time, the men are the ones who assist for the bir

Ourkoulong village, Assoungha district. Maryam BIRKE, a 38 years matron, employed in the Health Center of Hadjer Hadid, 2 hours walk from there, auscults in her house a 20 years old patient, Mariam Abubakar, waiting for her second child. Maryam

Under a tree, at the periphery of Fodji village, close to Hadjer-Hadid city, in Assoungha district, a staff of an NGO enlisted the women amongst the 300 people who came (73 men and 245 women) to attend an information session about Health. When fini

Under a tree, at the periphery of Fodji village, close to Hadjer-Hadid city, in Assoungha district, women who attend an information session about Health. When finished, jerricans, bleach, soap, filtering veils will be distributed. Subject of the da

Under a tree, at the periphery of Fodji village, close to Hadjer-Hadid city, in Assoungha district, Ouaddaï region, more than 300 persons (73 men and 245 women) attend an information session about Health. When finished, jerricans, bleach, soap, fi